William mcclelland



W. MOOLELLAND,

GATE,

(No Model.)

Patented Dec. 30

amoewtoz i tmooeo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MCCLELLAND, OF BERLIN, \VISCONSIN.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,863, dated December 30, 1890.

Application filed August 7, 1890- Serial No. 361,245. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM MCCLELLAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Berlin, in the county of Green Lake and State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of. which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved gate complete; Fig. 2, a horizontal section through the hinge-post, showing the construction of one of the hinges; Fig. 3, a similar view through the spring-actuated latch-bar.

The invention is designed to produce an exceedingly simple gate that will readily open in both directions, and which may be easily adjusted to compensate for sagging and other purposes, as will more fully hereinafter appear. 1

In the accompanying drawings, a a designate, respectively, the hinge-post and the latch-post, between which the gate swings. The gate is composed of the usual upright end bars or battens and the horizontal rails connected thereto. Extending diagonally across the gate from its lower forward end to its rear upper corner is a flat barb, which is secured to the rails by bolts at itsintersection with the same. The upper end of the bar I) has secured to it by a cap-plate h athreaded rod or bolt 1), which passes through a diagonal hole in the end batten, and is provided with an adjustable nut for the purpose of tightening it, the said nut bearing against an inclined face formed in the rear side of the said end batten. By this arrangement itwill be observed that the front end of the gate may be raised to compensate for any sagging that may occur.

The gate is automatically latched by means of a spring-actuated latch-bar 0, provided with an operating-ring on its rear end and incased and secured to one of the rails by a suitable casing. In closing the gate this latch-bar is automatically pressed back by the inclined plates secured to the latch-post until it comes in line with the vertical slot or groove in the face of the post when it automatically enters said groove and thereby holds the gate closed. The hinges are composed of wooden blocks 01 (Z, provided with extensions cl 61 inserted in horizontal apertures in the post. Each of the hinges is split vertically its entire length, so that its parts may be readily placed together, so as to embrace the pintle-rod e, and then inserted in its aperture in the post, the forward split ends of the blocks being connected and clamped snugly around the pintle-bar by means of clamping-bolts (1'', these bolts serving to enable the pintle-rod to be properly embraced and to compensate for wear of the part. The ends of the vertical bar 6 are bent at right angles to the main rod and passed through the end battens, and provided with nuts to secure it in place. The rod is provided with holes at intervals for the insertion of a supporting-pin e',whereby the gate may be supported at an ysuitable height from the ground. A sleeve or washer e is inserted between the pinand the upper hinge to reduce friction and form a bearing for the pin.

To raise the gate it is simply necessary to lift the gate, remove the pin from its hole, and insert it in a lower one, as is evident.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- The combination of a gate carrying a pintle-rod e, a post having hinges inserted in holes therein, these hinges being split vertically and longitudinally and adapted to embrace the pintle-rod, and bolts connecting the forward split ends of the hinges, as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix my siguatu re in presence of two Witnesses.

\VILLIAM MCCLELLAND.

\Vitnesses:

NIELS JOHNSON, JAMES A. BIGGERT. 

